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Where does “exculpo” come from?

exculpo (Latin) comes from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

exculpo (Latin): Alternative form of exsculpō

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of exsculpō

Ancestry of “exculpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
2Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “exculpo”

  • exculpatory
  • nonexculpatory
  • exculpatorily
  • exculpate
  • exculpatus
  • exculpens
  • exculpturus
  • exculptus
  • exculpendus
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